Vintage Red Transferware British Anchor Platter Japan Chinoiserie

$64.99

Brand British Anchor

This gorgeous, Chinoiserie inspired platter is by British Anchor and dates to as far back as 1913.  The pattern is named Japan and depicts a fanciful pagoda surrounded by flowers next to a lake.  It has a border blending Japanese inspired planters filled with lush blooms and Oriental buildings.

  • John Thomas Hudden established a factory in Stafford Street in 1859 and then at the British Anchor Works in Anchor Road in c.1874 - 1884. He was recorded as an 'important manufacturer' 

  • In 1881 Hudden was 65 years old and his works employed 100 people. 

  • Hudden became bankrupt in 1883 and around 1884 the works were taken over and became "British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd"  

 


Circa 1913-39

Measures: 12”

Condition:  No chips or cracks, some  crazing

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